de Villiers vs Rohit
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Rohit wins: Honours
de Villiers wins: Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Rohit leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Three ODI double centuries and the captain of India's 2024 T20 World Cup win.
Category breakdown
Season form · Centuries per year
Career timeline · Centuries per year
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through year 5 · Centuries per year| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇿🇦 de Villiers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 135 | 435 |
| 🇮🇳 Rohit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 2,300 | 5,440 |
Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 years are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.
| Metric | de VilliersRetired | RohitActive |
|---|---|---|
| Test runs | 8,765 | — |
| ODI runs | 9,577 | 11,000 |
| ODI average | 53.5 | — |
| Fastest ODI century (balls) | 31 | — |
| ICC Player of the Year | 1 | — |
| Test centuries | 22 | — |
| ODI centuries | — | 32 |
| T20 World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| ODI double centuries | — | 3 |
| IPL titles as captain | — | 5 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 78 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 90 |
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